C.J. Richards, 6, salutes while his aunt, Sgt. Ashley Corey, prepares for deployment to Afghanistan as the Michigan Army National Guard Charlie Company 3/238th General Support Aviation Battalion leaves Grand ... more

An airplane drops fire retardant near a home as firefighters battle a wildfire on Federal Indian Reservation land west of Banning, California, where the blaze consumed more than 1,500 acres and destroyed several homes on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times/MCT) less

An airplane drops fire retardant near a home as firefighters battle a wildfire on Federal Indian Reservation land west of Banning, California, where the blaze consumed more than 1,500 acres and destroyed ... more

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Keister Elementary School students pet three-month-old pigs from Endless View Farm in northern Rockingham County during the Farming in the City event, where kids get to see where their food comes from and other things that happen on the farm, Tuesday, April 30, 2013 in Harrisonburg, Va. (AP Photo/Daily News-Record, Nikki Fox) less

Keister Elementary School students pet three-month-old pigs from Endless View Farm in northern Rockingham County during the Farming in the City event, where kids get to see where their food comes from and other ... more

DENVER, CO - MAY 1: Anna (L) and Fran Simon, both of Denver, Colorado, are the first same-sex couple to be issued a Civil Union license at a midnight ceremony in the Denver Office of the Clerk and Recorder, at the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building on May 1, 2013 in Denver, Co. Colorado is the eighth state to have civil unions or similar laws implemented, permitting unmarried couples, both gay and heterosexual, the ability to form civil unions and get similar rights to those of married couples. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** less

DENVER, CO - MAY 1: Anna (L) and Fran Simon, both of Denver, Colorado, are the first same-sex couple to be issued a Civil Union license at a midnight ceremony in the Denver Office of the Clerk and Recorder, at ... more

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An onlooker watches as Los Angeles police officers investigate a shooting at a downtown Los Angeles market on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Police say a suspect in an armed robbery has been shot and killed in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) less

An onlooker watches as Los Angeles police officers investigate a shooting at a downtown Los Angeles market on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Police say a suspect in an armed robbery has been shot and killed in ... more

A burnt teddy bear sits in ash and debris outside of the destroyed apartment building in Jerome, Idaho on Wednesday, May 1 2013. (AP Photo/Times-News, Ashley Smith)

A burnt teddy bear sits in ash and debris outside of the destroyed apartment building in Jerome, Idaho on Wednesday, May 1 2013. (AP Photo/Times-News, Ashley Smith)

Photo: Ashley Smith, Associated Press

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Three views of the butchered human skull found in a refuse pit in Jamestown of other butchered horse and dog bones show multiple chops and stabbing wounds consistent with removing the flesh and brain for consumption. (Courtesy of Colonial Williamsburg via Newport News Daily Press/MCT) less

Three views of the butchered human skull found in a refuse pit in Jamestown of other butchered horse and dog bones show multiple chops and stabbing wounds consistent with removing the flesh and brain for ... more

Photo: Handout, McClatchy-Tribune News Service

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An inmate from the Washington Ridge Conservation Camp drinks some water from a hydration pack practice during a readiness exercise near Garden Valley, Calif., Wednesday May 1, 2013. Each year the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection tests inmate fire fighting crews from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to ensure they are properly trained for the up coming fire season. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) less

An inmate from the Washington Ridge Conservation Camp drinks some water from a hydration pack practice during a readiness exercise near Garden Valley, Calif., Wednesday May 1, 2013. Each year the California ... more

Participants come out of the show ring after showing their lambs during the Augusta County 4-H and FFA Market Animal Show and Sale on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Staunton, Va. (AP Photo/The News Leader, Katie Currid) NO SALES less

Participants come out of the show ring after showing their lambs during the Augusta County 4-H and FFA Market Animal Show and Sale on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Staunton, Va. (AP Photo/The News Leader, Katie ... more

Photo: Katie Currid, Associated Press

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Rockhurst University junior Abby Stroud of St. Louis lays out in the sun on a warm spring day Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at Loose Park in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/The Kansas City Star, Rich Sugg)

Rockhurst University junior Abby Stroud of St. Louis lays out in the sun on a warm spring day Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at Loose Park in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/The Kansas City Star, Rich Sugg)

A man walks in a park on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Baltimore. Sunny weather greeted the Mid-Atlantic region on the first day of May. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

A man walks in a park on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Baltimore. Sunny weather greeted the Mid-Atlantic region on the first day of May. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Photo: Patrick Semansky, Associated Press

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A kniphofia, otherwise known as a red hot poker, comes into full bloom at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens in Durham, N.C., Wednesday, May 1, 2013. April showers and warming weather has brought spring flowers into bloom at Duke Gardens, a 55 acre horticultural showplace nestled in the heart of the Duke University campus. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) less

A kniphofia, otherwise known as a red hot poker, comes into full bloom at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens in Durham, N.C., Wednesday, May 1, 2013. April showers and warming weather has brought spring flowers into ... more

Photo: Gerry Broome, Associated Press

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Part of more than 1.4 million feet of painted, hand-knotted-rope by artist Orly Gender titled "Red, Yellow and Blue," is installed in Madison Square Park on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 in New York. The installationwill be on view until Sept. 8. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) less

Part of more than 1.4 million feet of painted, hand-knotted-rope by artist Orly Gender titled "Red, Yellow and Blue," is installed in Madison Square Park on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 in New York. The ... more

Photo: Bebeto Matthews, Associated Press

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Dan Hopkins, rides his way to work during the Wednesday morning snow in Boulder, Colorado on May 1, 2013. After a warm weekend snow is falling in Colorado. (AP Photo/The Daily Camera, Paul Aiken) NO SALES

Dan Hopkins, rides his way to work during the Wednesday morning snow in Boulder, Colorado on May 1, 2013. After a warm weekend snow is falling in Colorado. (AP Photo/The Daily Camera, Paul Aiken) NO SALES

Photo: Paul Aiken, Associated Press

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